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T.J.
T.J. UltimaDork
1/8/17 8:38 a.m.

T.J.
T.J. UltimaDork
1/8/17 8:40 a.m.

And one more to provide the scale: Clearly a Chevy Colorado or a Tacoma are not mini trucks at all.

DeadSkunk
DeadSkunk UberDork
1/8/17 8:57 a.m.

Sooooo....would one of those Red Bull MINI Coopers be a mini truck.......and would one be welcome in the pickup truck class at the next Challenge? Hmmmm?

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 MegaDork
1/8/17 9:09 a.m.

In reply to DeadSkunk:

Pickup Truck Class allows El Camino (a factory conversion of a wagon to a pickup) as well as would allow a sedan that was self converted to a pickup.

Bring a WRX converted to a ute or a Red Bull Mini Cooper. All welcome.
Also welcome is a G-body coupe that clearly looks like a Ford F-150.

Just make sure that a casual observer would recognize it as a pick up truck.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/8/17 10:10 a.m.

there was always the Hyundai Pony Pickup.. available in Canada

Junkyard_Dog
Junkyard_Dog SuperDork
1/8/17 11:11 a.m.
minivan_racer
minivan_racer UltraDork
1/8/17 11:48 a.m.
mad_machine wrote: there was always the Hyundai Pony Pickup.. available in Canada

Uh I like that. A lot.

yupididit
yupididit Dork
1/8/17 12:36 p.m.

A 1uz toyota mini truck have always been a want.

Same with a vg30dett hardbody Nissan. Doubt it fits though.

Kreb
Kreb GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
1/8/17 1:04 p.m.

IMO practically every vehicle looks better as a ute:

sesto elemento
sesto elemento SuperDork
1/8/17 2:42 p.m.

This thread has morphed into the weird and kind of sad ute thread.

Junkyard_Dog
Junkyard_Dog SuperDork
1/8/17 4:14 p.m.
sesto elemento wrote: This thread has morphed into the weird and kind of sad ute thread.

Probably my fault. Once I post, a thread goes all to hell.

Zomby Woof
Zomby Woof PowerDork
1/8/17 6:33 p.m.
mad_machine wrote: there was always the Hyundai Pony Pickup.. available in Canada

Never available in Canada.

pimpm3
pimpm3 Dork
1/8/17 7:02 p.m.

Let's get back on track

Fr3AkAzOiD
Fr3AkAzOiD Reader
1/8/17 7:19 p.m.
Junkyard_Dog wrote:
sesto elemento wrote: This thread has morphed into the weird and kind of sad ute thread.
Probably my fault. Once I post, a thread goes all to hell.

Don't feel too bad, once I post the thread usualy dies altogether.

Chadeux
Chadeux Dork
1/8/17 10:32 p.m.

This is a nice mini truck thread, and imma let you finish...

..but I gotta get the Mirage out of my system.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/8/17 10:35 p.m.
Zomby Woof wrote:
mad_machine wrote: there was always the Hyundai Pony Pickup.. available in Canada
Never available in Canada.

according to the web and people I was involved with when I was into the Hyundai Scene, there were quite a few "coupe utility" Ponies in Canada.

Interesting to note, they were RWD and used the 4g series of mitsu engines, the 4G62, 63, and 66. I hope that means the 4G63t fits?

driver109x
driver109x HalfDork
1/8/17 11:36 p.m.

The roadkill guys just put out a minitruck episode...

Mazdax605
Mazdax605 UltraDork
1/8/17 11:47 p.m.

Did someone say more REPU's?

STM317
STM317 HalfDork
1/9/17 6:46 a.m.
pimpm3 wrote: Let's get back on track

I like that...a lot. Although the tires seem like they could be wider.

wheelsmithy
wheelsmithy GRM+ Memberand Dork
1/9/17 8:05 a.m.

Finding pictures of cool Isuzus is tough.

Datsuns are much better.

Wheras Toyotas seem to either be ultra slammed or off road I like off road.

classicJackets
classicJackets HalfDork
1/9/17 8:12 a.m.

This thread makes me extremely happy!

Guy in the Courier group on Facebook pulled a Datsun out of a field the other day, here's the pair of his trucks now.. Color me jealous.

Here's my Courier tucked in between a few full size trucks last summer

outasite
outasite HalfDork
1/9/17 9:23 a.m.

I MISS my 1980 Courier!

xflowgolf
xflowgolf Dork
1/9/17 9:32 a.m.

I was the airbagged body dropped shaved door handles minitruck guy in prior decades, but I also always preferred the clean builds over body kits and airbrush craziness.

As I've aged I still love old trucks, but have thoughts about building one geared more towards performance. The simple lines on a lot of the 80's trucks look surprisingly good today.

I don't know if it's possible to call it a "resurgence" for something that has passed on in terms of production in that no new small trucks have been built/sold here for a long time, and no... the new colorado does not count. Park it next to an '87 S-10 and call the new truck a "minitruck" with a straight face.

PseudoSport
PseudoSport Dork
1/9/17 10:21 a.m.
sesto elemento wrote: My buddy bought this.

Can your buddy take some pictures of the front axle and suspension?

Zomby Woof
Zomby Woof PowerDork
1/9/17 10:22 a.m.

In reply to mad_machine:

Trust me. Nobody in Canada was into the Hyundai stuff more than I was (factory sponsored) in that era, and they were never available here, and I never saw a single one. The Pony used Hyundai's version of the 4G31 (1.4 8V) and 4G32 (1.6 8V). When Mitsu built them, they (Lancer/Plymouth Arrow) came with the 1.6, 2.0 and 2.6/5 spd. called the Fire Arrow. Sweet rides.

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